Re: Comparisons

From: NeoSadist (neos@dist)
Date: 11/30/02 

From: "NeoSadist" <neos@dist>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:56:19 -0700

"Steve" <srj@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:lkncuugci3nfoc6ig1ob536v8hs5nikka3@4ax.com...
> Hi does any one know of any comparisons done on the various free or
> low cost firewalls, e:g zone alarm, black ice, tiny, etc trying to
> decide which one is best, i would like one with a lot of user control,
> not a install and forget.
>
> thanks
>
> steve

Well, just lok at the price. However, control is more oriented towards
Norton Personal Firewall, since you can add and remove rules. Its layout is
really what most firewalls are underneath their interface: a
packet-comparison firewall that has a list of rules, compares incoming
traffic to the rules, and allows / blocks based on those rules, or if no
rule applies, asks you. NPF does have built-in rules for certain
applications. However, you need to know a lot about a firewall to
understand the why and how.

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